Where does “maki” come from?

maki (Dutch) comes from French maki, from Japanese 巻き, from Japanese 巻く — roll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind.

maki (Dutch): lemur, lemurid mammal from the family

Definitions

  1. lemur, lemurid mammal from the family

Ancestry of “maki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmakimaki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)
2Japanese巻きwinding; curly
3Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind

Words derived from “maki”

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